Planetarium, SciDome, 30ft diameter, 59 seat capacity The Manheim Township Planetarium seats 59 people under a 30-foot diameter dome.
After a long history of serving countless students for both high school astronomy courses and the elementary planetarium program, the Manheim Township Planetarium has been completely modernized as part of the high school renovation project. Improvements include a newly fabricated dome, energy-efficient LED lighting, a new sound system, and a state-of-the-art digital projection system. Using the si
03/15/2023
Awesome new capabilities at the newly updated Digistar 7 planetarium with upgraded 4k projection system.
So much is possible with our new capabilities. Thank you to for helping to make this possible!
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09/15/2022
The Astronomy class had the opportunity to check out the sun through the MT SkyLab Observatory’s telescopes.
08/31/2022
Starting to clean up the observatory and get ready for 2022-23 Star watches! Stay tuned!
08/24/2022
Here is an image of what Period 5 Astronomy students and I got to see today from the observatory (image not my own but from another observatory). A huge solar prominence. Note the Earth for scale.
05/26/2022
Here is a very helpful star chart for the month of June from the Astronomical League.
05/22/2022
A few quick single unprocessed images from tonight’s Family and Alumni star watch.
05/05/2022
Attention MT Astronomy Club Alumni -
Note: this is not a public Star Watch and is reserved for Alumni and current club members and their families.
Please hold the date(s) of Friday 05/20/22 (with a rain date of 05/21/22) for the First Annual MT Astronomy Club Alumni Picnic and Star Watch
You must RSVP & Sign Up for Food, Fun, & Games: Please bring at least 1 of the items on the list and comment which one you and your family plan to bring.
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MT Astronomy Club Family and Alumni Picnic and Starwatch After over 5 years of planning and preparation, multiple MTEF grants, countless hours of collaboration and assistance from district administration, and with great assistance from the MT Maintainance and Tech. Media departments I am proud to announce the opening of the Manheim Township SkyLab Observa...
04/11/2022
Friday was the first clear day in a very long time, so I brought my astronomy class outside to look at the sun through our solar telescope. We had the opportunity to view some@amazing prominences, filaments, and sunspots!
03/30/2022
Join Mr. Farina LIVE on YouTube Wednesday night to learn about space and science!
Cosmos Safari LIVE- "The Inside Scope" Pod Cast Season 1 Episode 1 This episode of Cosmos Safari LIVE is the first of my "The Inside Scope" PodCast series. I will be joined by my friend and fellow planetarium director Rob We...
02/27/2022
Mr. Farina also got a few of the Leo Triplet. This is one Mono frame for Luminance. He has not yet made a Color image for this one. Clouds starting to roll in as he was starting his second LRGB run. L is for Luminance (brightness image), R is for Red, G is Green, and B is blue. By combining each of these RGB colors channels in photoshop, Mr. Farina will be able to create a full color image.